U18 World League

Camp de Mestalla
Spectators: 7565 (Terracing: 5675, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 151) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Evelio Orzaize got the match started through his kick off. With an all-out effort, Valencia C.F.'s Elpidio Matro threw himself towards the right post 6 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Leon Ricketts, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 10 minutes into the match, Leon Ricketts dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Elpidio Matro, 1-0. Leon Ricketts kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Wesley Kerr came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by ⛥Milrayitas⛤'s Jeremias Abechuco. But to his dismay, Jeremias Abechuco quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. 22 minutes into the game, Leon Ricketts lined in a short shot 2-1 behind a frustrated Elpidio Matro. After 31 played minutes ⛥Milrayitas⛤ got a freekick which was hit by Roman Salomone. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeremias Abechuco in the 33rd minute of play forced Valencia C.F.'s goalkeeper Wesley Kerr to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With 37 minutes on the clock, Eliseo Felipo commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 39th minute there was a penalty for Valencia C.F.. Daniel Lilley stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Elpidio Matro. 3-1. In the 44th minute, Mauro Palben made a precise shot to the right of Wesley Kerr. Valencia C.F.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2.

Elpidio Matro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leon Ricketts, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lucas Westerby received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Elpidio Matro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Delmiro Martxel hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. In the 66th minute, Bartolo Unai hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Elpidio Matro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Leon Ricketts's shot from short distance in the 68th minute. When Lucas Westerby came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Valencia C.F. fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Lucas Westerby couldn't finish the play. In the 74th match minute, ⛥Milrayitas⛤ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Godfredo Kaiet to maneuver through the defense. 75 minutes into the game, Mauro Palben was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ⛥Milrayitas⛤'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Valencia C.F. the free kick. After 75 played minutes ⛥Milrayitas⛤ got a freekick which was hit by Mauro Palben. Elpidio Matro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Leon Ricketts went, in the 79th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-2 was the resulting score. Daniel Lilley took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 89th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Elpidio Matro. ⛥Milrayitas⛤'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 89 played minutes ⛥Milrayitas⛤ got a freekick which was hit by Delmiro Martxel. In the 92nd match minute, Valencia C.F. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guy Bowen to maneuver through the defense. When Miles Lancaster fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Valencia C.F.'s protests and gave Miles Lancaster a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Valencia C.F.'s Miles Lancaster got a free kick in the 96th minute.